Entertainment

Buzzwire Launches Mobile Video Player for Streaming Media

Buzzwire has launched its beta service for streaming mobile media. The service lets you create your own programming lineup and view it on your mobile phone. Buzzwire has received an undisclosed amount of funding by Matrix Partners and Spark Capital.

This service offers acess to a music and video library, which includes live Internet radio streams. The content provided through buzzwire comes from feeds found across the Internet. From international news to sports and entertainment, buzzwire is looking to provide content for all preferances. Content can be added to Buzzwire by users as well, via feeds. Search and collect the music and videos you like, and create your own streaming playlist of sorts. These playlists can be shared with friends as well.

The service will be offered through certain mobile networks, but will be available directly to consumers during the beta test phase. So far, Buzzwire works on most 3G phones, including the Motorola Razr, Samsung Sync and recent versions of the Palm Treo, and for a limited time is available directly to consumers. Buzzwire is scheduled to launch its service later on this fall, when access will be provided through select mobile providers.

While partnering with certain mobile networks can ensure face time with a large number of mobile consumers, limiting service to select carriers could hinder its growth potential in the end, and in some cases may compete with mobile networks' own streaming content offerings, such as Verizon's VCast Mobile.

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